Allium parvum explained

Allium parvum is an American species of wild onion known by the common name small onion.^{[1] [2]} It is native to the western United States where it is a common member of the flora in rocky, dry areas in mountainous areas, especially in talus at elevations of 1200–. It is widespread in California, Nevada, Oregon and Idaho, and also reported from western Utah and from extreme southwestern Montana (Ravalli and Beaverhead Counties).^{[3] [4] [5]}

Allium parvum has a bulb one to two and a half centimeters wide and bears a relatively short scape for an onion species, rarely more than 12 centimeters tall. The two leaves are sickle-shaped. Atop the stem is an umbel of fewer than 30 flowers, which are generally pale pink with prominent dark midveins. Anthers are purple or yellow; pollen yellow.^{[2] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

Uses

This plant was a food and flavoring for the Paiute people.^{[10] [11]}

External links

• Calflora Database: Allium parvum (Dwarf onion, Small onion)
• USDA Plants Profile for Allium parvum (small onion)
• UC CalPhotos of Allium parvum

Notes and References

1. http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Allium+parvum Calflora, Taxon Report 222, Allium parvum Kellogg
2. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ALPA3 USDA Plants Profile
3. http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8349,8354,8404 Jepson Manual Treatment
4. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101386 Flora of North America v 26 p 271, Allium parvum
5. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Allium%20parvum.png BONAP (Biota of North America Program) 2014 county distribution map, Allium parvum
6. http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Allium+parvum Calphoto Photo gallery
7. Hickman, J. C. 1993. The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California 1–1400. University of California Press, Berkeley.
8. Cronquist, A.J., A. H. Holmgren, N. H. Holmgren & Reveal. 1977. Vascular Plants of the Intermountain West, U.S.A. 6: 1–584. In A.J. Cronquist, A. H. Holmgren, N. H. Holmgren, J. L. Reveal & P. K. Holmgren (eds.) Intermountain Flora. Hafner Pub. Co., New York.
9. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3147987#page/62/mode/1up Kellogg, Albert. 1863. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 3(3): 54-55, figure 13
10. http://herb.umd.umich.edu/herb/search.pl?searchstring=Allium+parvum Ethnobotany, University of Michigan
11. Fowler, Catherine S. 1989 Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940. Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press (p. 44)